mindfulness Archives

Teaching Mindfulness to Youth

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

Mission Be — Teaching Children Mindfulness Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Originally published Dec. 24, 2023 and now archived on https://takecontrol.substack.com/ —————————– STORY AT-A-GLANCE Mission Be, a nonprofit organization that brings mindfulness into schools, was founded in 2013 by social worker and yoga instructor, Carin Winter Mission Be’s curriculum is based on evidence-based practices like breath,

Posted in Children, Meditation children, consciousness, emotional health, mental health, mindfulness, play, school curriculum, school lessons, secular education, social health

Meditation Sickness & Spiritual Emergency

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Emma Bragdon 5 Comments

Spiritual Emergency and Meditation Sickness The term, “Meditation Sickness”, was not just made up. It’s a translation from words in ancient Buddhist texts. It refers to psychological and physical problems that may arise during Buddhist meditation. It includes severe problems like extreme states that create an urge to suicide. As a pioneer and counselor

Posted in Meditation, Spiritual Emergency awakening, Buddhism, Buddhist practices, meditation, meditator, mental health, mindfulness, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency

What is Mind vis a vis Mental Health?

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Emma Bragdon

Mind Defined …At a meeting of 40 scientists across disciplines, including neuroscientists, physicists, sociologists, and anthropologists, the aim was to come to an understanding of the mind that would appeal to common ground and satisfy those wrestling with the question [of what it is] across these fields. After much discussion, they decided that a key

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health Dan Siegel, mental health, mental illness, mind, mindfulness, self

How Meditation Helps Your Game

Posted on December 18, 2014 by admin

[vimeo id=”101977836″] Fortunately, it’s becoming increasingly more acceptable for a medical doctor or psychiatrist to teach about spirituality while he or she is active in private practice. Russell Razzaque, a psychiatrist based in London who work within the NHS, teaches his patients mindfulness meditation and leads retreats for other psychiatrists and mental health providers who

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Anxiety, Depression, Health, Integrative Mental Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Psychiatry, Spirituality meditation, mindfulness